الهند: رفض التحاق طالب بجامعة بنغالور لرفضه حلق لحيته

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

رفضت "جامعة بنغالور" الهندية إكمال الطالب "محمد زيشان علي" عامه الدراسي الثاني، وذلك بعد مطالبته منذ التحاقه بالجامعة بحلق لحيته، إلا أنه وجد أن الجامعة تمنعه من إتمام دراسته، وأعادت فتح ملف لحية الطالب في عامه الثاني بكلية التجارة بكلية "سانت جيرمان" قبل الجامعية.

وبالرغم من تأكيد الطالب على أنه يُسمح للسيخ بارتداء عمامتهم ومطالبته بالسماح له بإعفاء لحيته كحرية دينية - فإن المسؤولين أكدوا أن ذلك يتعارض مع الطبيعة العلمانية للجامعة؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Indian varsity bans Muslim student taking classes for having beard

A Muslim student in India has been refused a place in Bangalore University after he denied to shave his beard.

“The actual prob lem started last year itself. I have completed my first year St Germain PU College (PUC) in commerce from this particular college and I was asked to remove my beard since then,” OnIslam quotes 18-year-old M Zeeshan Ali.

“But I had refused that time too and, somehow, the one year was completed.”

According to the site, the issue commenced a year ago when he was in PUC where he was denied taking classes with a beard.

The site narrated the whole act in following words:

“Though he completed last year, the college reopened the issue this year, refusing to allow him for the second year without shaving his beard,” the site further said.

“As a precautionary measure I along with my father went and met principal Kanchana on Monday –the day college reopened after holidays,” said Zeeshan.

“My father requested the principal to allow me to retain my beard, but she asked me to trim it and return. Despite repeated requests she didn’t allow me and told me to come on Wednesday. She assured she would consult college head Fr Jayanathan,” he added.

The young student said he tried to explain to the college vice-principal that the Sikh community keeps their turbans as it is their custom and on the same ground Muslims too should be allowed to sport a beard.

The vice-principal refused to relent, stating that it will hamper its secular credentials.

“As the principal had assured I didn’t go to college on Tuesday. I went alone on Wednesday and met her. Once again I requested her to allow me to attend the classes but she told me to come to college clean-shaven or take a transfer certificate,” he said.

Muslims account for 160 million of India’s 1.1 billion people, the world’s third-largest Muslim population after those of Indonesia and Pakistan.

Wearing a beard is a Sunnah in Islam.”